MINIATURE MEDALS
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The mounted group of eight miniature dress medals attributed to Brigadier-General Sir Henry Maybury, G.B.E., K.C.M.
G., C.B., Royal Engineers
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, G.B.E. (Civil) Knight Grand Cross, 1st type, silver-gilt and enamel; ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL & ST.
GEORGE, silver-gilt and enamel; ORDER OF THE BATH, (Military) silver-gilt and enamel; BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS, M.I.D.
oak leaf; JUBILEE 1935; CORONATION 1937; FRANCE, LEGION OF HONOUR, 4th Class, silver-gilt and enamel, mounted as worn, in
Garrard, London leather case, minor enamel damage, very fine and better (8) £160-200
Henry Percy Maybury was born in 1864 in Uffington, Shropshire and was educated in nearby Upton Magna. Latterly employed as a
Consulting Civil Engineer, he began his career as a railway engineer, working for a number of companies including the Shrewsbury and
Hereford Railway, Ffestiniog Railway and Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway. During 1904-13 Maybury served as the County Surveyor
for Kent. With the onset of war he was appointed by the War Office to build and maintain roads at military camps in the United
Kingdom. In 1916 he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier-General and placed in charge of the Roads Directorate which supervised
the roads used by the allied forces in France. For his services in the war he was awarded the C.B. in 1917 and the C.M.G., followed by
the K.C.M.G. in 1919, together with the Legion of Honour from France. Post war he was Director-General of Roads with the Ministry of
Transport, 1919-28; Consulting Engineer and Adviser to the Ministry of Transport, 1928-32; Chairman of London and Home Counties
Traffic Advisory Committee, 1924-33; Member of the London Passenger Transport Board and of the London and Home Counties Traffic
Advisory Committee, 1933-42. Upon his retirement from the Ministry of Transport in 1928 he was awarded the G.B.E. and given the
Freedom of the City of Shrewsbury. In addition he was a Member of the Institute of Civil Engineers - being president 1933-34 and J.P.
for Kent. Latterly living at ‘Four Winds’, Mousecroft Lane, Shrewsbury, Shropshire; he died on 7 January 1943.
With copied research.
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The mounted set of twelve miniature dress medals attributed to Rear-Admiral G. G. O. Gatacre, C.B.E., D.S.O., D.S.C.
and Bar, Royal Australian Navy
ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 2nd type, military division, gilt and enamel; DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER, gilt and enamel, with
top bar, reverse centre missing; DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS, G.VI.R., and Bar; 1939-45 STAR; ATLANTIC STAR; AFRICA STAR; PACIFIC
STAR; WAR MEDAL 1939-45, M.I.D. oak leaf; AUSTRALIA SERVICE MEDAL 1939-45; KOREA 1950-53; U.N. KOREA 1950-54;
CORONATION 1953, all modern base metal productions, mounted court style for wear, good very fine (12) £50-70
Rear-Admiral Galfry George Ormond Gatacre, born on 11 June 1907 and educated at Brisbane Boys College and the R.A.N. College.
Ranked as a Lieutenant-Commander in 1938, he saw extensive service during the Second World War. Awarded the D.S.C. in 1941 for
the Bismarck operations and the Bar to the D.S.C. for Guadalcanal, he was promoted to Captain in 1948 and served as Deputy Chief of
the Defence Staff, 1949-50. In command of H.M.A.S. Anzac, 1952-53; awarded the D.S.O. for Korea. Commanded the aircraft carrier
Melbourne, 1955-56. Appointed Flag Officer Commanding the Australian Fleet, 1959, and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, 1957-58.
Awarded the C.B.E. in 1960, he retired from the R.A.N. in 1964. Rear-Admiral Gatacre died on 11 August 1983.
With related uniform riband bar.
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The mounted group of eight miniature dress medals attributed to Major Eric Lines, Airborne Artillery
MILITARY MEDAL, G.VI.R.; 1939-45 STAR; FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS; GENERAL SERVICE 1918-62, 1 clasp,
Cyprus; GENERAL SERVICE 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland; ARMY L.S. & G.C., E.II.R., 2nd issue, Regular Army, mounted
court style as worn, very fine and better (9) £140-180
M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1946.
Eric Lines was born on 12 October 1921. He enlisted into the King’s Own
Yorkshire Light Infantry (T.A.) on 24 March 1938. Embodied and posted to the
2/4th Battalion K.O.Y.L.I. in September 1939, he was transferred to the Royal
Artillery in February 1940. In March 1942 he attained the rank of Sergeant. He
was awarded the Military Medal for his numerous services in Northwest Europe
during 1944-45. His recommendation specifically mentions his ‘aggressive spirit’
and lists his bravery in action, firstly soon after landing with his gun in the
defence of Pegasus Bridge over the River Orne at Benouville, in June 1944; his
similar actions of bravery at Nijmegan in September 1944 and at Twist Bridge
during the Rhine Crossing; and at Belsen, where he took a leading part in the
organisation of the female reception camp for some 10,000 women.
Post-war, he continued to serve in the Royal Artillery and attained the rank of
Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 in January 1959. In August 1964 he was
appointed to a commission in the Royal Artillery and attained the rank of Major
in April 1972; retiring in October 1976.
Sold with a silver ashtray, 105mm. dia., hallmarks for Birmingham 1971,
inscribed, ‘Presented to Major E. Lines, M.M.’ and engraved with an ‘Airborne’
emblem. With a portrait colour photograph of the recipient in uniform and a
quantity of copied papers and research including M.M. recommendation.
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